HPL Adult Summer Reading

Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong By Offitt, Paul 2017-04 - National Geographic Society 9781426217982 Check Our Catalog What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction? History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating--and significant--missteps: from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the U.S.; from the rise of trans fats as the golden ingredient for …More

A Great Reckoning By Penny, Louise Read by Bathurst, Robert 2016-08 - MacMillan Audio 9781427274403 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I love Louise Penny! I listened to this because the previous reader of her novels died. I wanted to hear the new one. He gets stars-he did a great job! …More

A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City By Philp, Drew 2017-04 - Scribner Book Company 9781476797984 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: When all is said and done, this book was too much sanctimonious liberal crap. Dre Philp admits he's "well off", that his parents were clearly white colloar and he was looking for a liberal kind of "gab year." He wrote a story for Buzzfeed and now has a home office. Yes, Detroit is and always has been corrupt. He speaks of "scabs" and to me he is one. …More

Imagine Wanting Only This By Radtke, Kristen 2017-04 - Pantheon Books 9781101870839 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This book didn't live up to my expectations. It had a nice flow and she draws well, but even with her somewhat deep themes, the book never evoked any real feeling. The impermanence that is her central idea never hit home for me. …More

The Last Victim By Robards, Karen 2012-08 - Ballantine Books 9780345535405 Check Our Catalog Electrifying suspense, cutting-edge psychological insight, and an unforgettably sensuous love story--these are the trademarks of Robards's sizzling novels. Now the "New York Times"-bestselling author launches a red-hot new paranormal romantic thriller series. HPL patron: Hard to put down. Author keeps your interest. Love the way she writes. …More

Speaking in Bones By Reichs, Kathy 2015-07 - Bantam 9780345544049 Check Our Catalog NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER No one speaks the language of suspense more brilliantly than Kathy Reichs, author of the acclaimed Temperance Brennan series. In Speaking in Bones, the forensic anthropologist finds herself drawn into a world of dark secrets and dangerous beliefs, where good and evil blur. Professionally, Temperance Brennan knows exactly what to do--test, …More

Flash and Bones By Reichs, Kathy 2011-08 - Scribner Book Company 9781439102411 Check Our Catalog #1 "New York Times" bestseller Reichs is back with her 14th novel featuring America's favorite forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan. …More

Safe Area Gorazde By Sacco, Joe Introduction by Hitchens, Christopher 2002-01 - Fantagraphics Books 9781560974703 Check Our Catalog The winner of the 2001 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Album. Sacco spent five months in Bosnia in 1996, immersing himself in thehuman side of life during wartime, researching stories that are rarelyfound in conventional news coverage, emerging with this astonishingfirst-person account. …More

The School for Scandal By Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1991-01 - Dover Publications 9780486266879 Check Our Catalog A theater classic, often called the best comedy of manners in English, is a delightful play that brilliantly skewers the affectation and pretentiousness of aristocratic Londoners of the 1770s. HPL patron: What a hoot, great fun and really quite contemporary for a play written in the 1700s. …More

The Best of Adam Sharp By Simsion, Graeme 2017-05 - St. Martin's Press 9781250130402 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: The author of The Rosie Project writes a story of lost love, lost illusions, and that maybe all is well right where you are. I did not like where this story was going but Simsion pulled off a great ending. …More

Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII By Starkey, David 2003-07 - HarperCollins Publishers 069401043X Check Our Catalog No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were daring and tumultuous, and made instant legends of six very different women. What could make him marry six times? In this remarkable new study, David Starkey argues that the king was not a depraved philanderer, but someone seeking happiness -- and a son. Knowingly or not, he empowered a group of women to …More

Do Unto Animals: A Friendly Guide to How Animals Live, and How We Can Make Their Lives Better By Stewart, Tracey Illustrator Ashlock, Lisel 2015-10 - Artisan Publishers 9781579656232 Check Our Catalog Awards: Books for a Better Life (2016) #1 New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller The more we know about the animals in our world and the better we care for them, the better our lives will be. Former veterinary technician and animal advocate Tracey Stewart understands this better than most--and she's on a mission to change how we interact with animals. Through hundreds of charming …More

Commencement By Sullivan, J. Courtney 2009-06 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307270740 Check Our Catalog Written with radiant style and a wicked sense of humor, Sullivan's debut not only captures the intensity of college friendships and first loves, but also explores with great candor the complicated and contradictory landscape facing young women today. …More

The Garden of Small Beginnings By Waxman, Abbi 2017-05 - Berkley Books 9780399583582 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Very good. Not at all what I expected in a good way. Very worth reading. …More

Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times By Worth, Jennifer 2012-08 - Penguin Books 9780143123255 Check Our Catalog The final book in the acclaimed memoir series--the basis for the acclaimed PBS series: an enduring work of literary nonfiction that combines a heartwarming coming-of-age story and a startling look at women's lives in the poorest section of postwar London. HPL patron: I just discovered the series on Netflix and that it is based on a memoir. As usual, the …More